| Course Title: Organic Chemistry I |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course introduces the core principles of the language of organic chemistry and extends their use to the description of the behavior and reactivity of carbonyl containing functional groups. Topics include representation and naming, the use of various spectroscopic approaches to probe molecular structure, an overview of bonding models and molecular geometry, the development of mechanistic drawing, and the application of this mechanistic approach to the reactions of a wide range of carbonyl compounds. The accompanying laboratory course emphasizes the connections between the observable behavior of organic substances and their molecular structures. The laboratory curriculum introduces the essential techniques of preparation, purification, and spectroscopic analysis of organic compounds, with emphasis on both physical manipulations and their underlying chemical rationale. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Darren Hamilton | 413-538-3427 | hamilton@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | KNDD - Kendade | 305 | Weekly |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Fourth Hour of Class | Friday | 08:30AM - 09:20AM | KNDD - Kendade | 305 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: CHEM-150, or CHEM-160, or CHEM-101 and CHEM-201. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: CHEM-202L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| As a consequence of the Chemistry Department's curricular changes for 2019-2020, enrollment in this class is initially limited to Biochemistry majors only. Non-biochem majors, to indicate your interest in the class and to provide your declared or intended major please fill out this form: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/87krmzJ0UiwURqkt1" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/87krmzJ0UiwURqkt1</a>. This class will be offered again in Spring 2020. |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 25 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Organic Chemistry Author: Clayden, Jonathan Copyright: 2012 Edition: 2nd Volume: ISBN: 9780199270293 Publisher: Oxford |
Required | 70.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |